Colour: Grey. Dark spots and stripes on sides, which fade with growth.

Habitat and Biology: Occurs in inshore, as well as offshore waters, near the surface and bottom. A voracious indiscriminate predator feeding on all kinds of fish, marine mammals, turtles, sea birds, sea snakes, cephalopods, molluscs and crustaceans, as well as carrion and garbage. Ovoviviparous; size of litter very large, 10 to 82. This species may mature at between 4 to 6 years old.

Distribution: Circumtropical.

Remarks: Galeocerdo cuvier is one of the most dangerous sharks. It attacks divers, swimmers and even
boats. Certainly the tiger shark has the worst reputation as a man-eater amongst tropical sharks.